Re: J-Mark/Jetway OPTI-495SX 3/486WB: cleaning, repairs, and testint
Posted on 2021-02-03, 08:22
Nice job there! Curse those people who thought barrel batteries were a good thing to solder onto a motherboard, 🤣. What are your plans for this mobo?
Re: Computer Reset Build + Full Height Hard Drive Showcase
Posted on 2021-01-31, 19:49
Cool! A 386sx in a black case is pretty nice!
Re: The Saddest Steam Build 2021
Posted on 2021-01-22, 12:58
Also, out of curiosity, I checked today, that (with some older files) you can still run Steam under XP (it didn't work for some time, but fortunately it started working again). Interesting! That might help lowering the specs. Just to be clear: the goal is to run the Steam Client and upload the …
The Saddest Steam Build 2021
Posted on 2021-01-21, 20:23
Let's build a hypothetical pc! :smiley: I was browsing through the Steam hardware survey of December 2020 and I personally love to scroll down the to end of the spec lists and see the ancient hardware people still use to play Steam games on. So I wondered: What would be the slowest, saddest PC …
Re: 8-Bit Guy video's are becoming a chore!
Posted on 2021-01-14, 10:35
As for the topic: I've always enjoyed 8 bit guy videos and I still do. I wouldn't say he has lost his passion, especially when he's talking about the games he is programming. I guess sometimes you'll have to cover something you're less passionate about.. his income depends on it, so he doesn't have …
Re: My Big Red Switch 486
Posted on 2021-01-14, 10:14
That's one hefty machine! I love those big red switches. Always happy to flip the one on my IBM model 30. Seems you've got all the bases covered when it comes to DOS gaming. Awesome to see that Roland card. Probably only the later era games with true 16 bit stereo sound will not reach their full …
Re: ASUS rising prices
Posted on 2021-01-11, 09:18
Most I would gain is a 10-20% increase and it used to be that I could upgrade the CPU/GPU for the same amount I paid for the previous ones and get a 40-50% increase. :/ True, and even if you got a 50% increase you have to consider if it's even worth it. I see all these YouTube channels where they …
Re: ASUS rising prices
Posted on 2021-01-11, 07:27
Prices are high and so is the demand at the moment so that's not going to change anytime soon. If you're thinking of upgrading your pc and you don't have much to spend, then wait it out or do what I mostly do: buy used hardware from one or two generations prior. Unless you are some power user or …
Re: 1997 Pentium MMX Rebuild
Posted on 2021-01-10, 18:15
Awesome case and nice monitor!
Re: First game with lan support?
Posted on 2021-01-10, 08:02
Pierre32 wrote on 2021-01-09, 21:22: Hezus wrote on 2021-01-09, 19:41: Elephant Herding! 😀 https://thandor.net/article/36 That is a surprisingly accurate & funny recreation of animal herding. My morning has been improved. It was made by my younger brother. He's also registered on these forums as …
Re: First game with lan support?
Posted on 2021-01-09, 19:41
I only know one network title for an XT class: Elephant Herding! :) https://thandor.net/article/36 There are some more games that's are multiplayer and playable on an XT but those use modem or NULL modem cable. I've played F29 Retaliatior (flight sim) on two 8088 machines and it was somewhat …
Re: 8-Bit Guy video's are becoming a chore!
Posted on 2021-01-08, 15:00
I like Russians, especially when they speak English. At least their accent isn't as horrible as those Dutch people. Beating a dead horse with a dead bird that Dutch accent although they are straight to the point like most Russians imo. Added Jan and Adrian to my subscription list then I stumbled on …
Re: GM games that sound better on MT-32
Posted on 2021-01-07, 20:07
You might want to check out my Dune 2 Soundbattle here: https://youtu.be/fdiE6n4qD2E I find it hard to pick my favourite between the MT-32 and the sound canvas 😀
Re: Have you opened your SC-55 to check the battery inside?
Posted on 2021-01-06, 15:36
Seems I opened my SC-88 just in time.. some white stuff is emerging around the edges, already. Thanks for the heads-up! 😀
Re: A new mTCP is available! (version 2020-01-01)
Posted on 2021-01-06, 09:21
I'm also a devout disciple of MTCP :) One of the first things to go into my retro builds is a network card and the MTCP programs. I often set up my entire disk drive as an FTP server and then easily copy everything in the right place from my modern machine. This has saved me countless hours of …
Re: My little PC collection, Xmas Special 2020 (Advent calendar update - today it's #9 of 9)
Posted on 2021-01-06, 08:12
Some really cool systems you've got there! I'm also a big fan of Freespace and I'm glad the open source project exists so it's enjoyable on modern systems with loads of addons 😀
Re: Best music in DOOM2 with AWE64 in Win98
Posted on 2021-01-05, 14:11
There is an option in the Doom setup specifically for the AWE. If you select that you should be able to hear the additional sounds without doing any manual font loading. That works too of course, but doing so will only use the samples from the built-in 1MB ROM of the AWE64. On the other hand, when …
Re: Best music in DOOM2 with AWE64 in Win98
Posted on 2021-01-04, 12:42
There is an option in the Doom setup specifically for the AWE. If you select that you should be able to hear the additional sounds without doing any manual font loading. It works fine with my AWE 64 Gold, albeit under DOS, not windows.
Re: My first 286 project, Facit S212L - a nice little machine
Posted on 2021-01-01, 20:46
Cool machine! Too bad about that 386 though. Looked like a nice system too. Can't believe you played Doom 2 on that. I remember doing that on my uncle's 486 SX.. you could easily make yourself a coffee, do the dishes and probably cure cancer before it finally was done loading 😁
Re: Slot 1 Pentium II Windows 95 Build - In Progress
Posted on 2020-12-31, 12:18
Very slick looking build! I've got a Pentium II as well with a voodoo 3 2000 for those early glide titles.
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